The Demand Factor in the Global Sex Trade: Human Trafficking as a Human Rights Crisis

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing

In Conjunction With Exodus Cry and Shared Hope International

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The Demand Factor in the Global Sex Trade: Human Trafficking as a Human Rights Crisis

Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a briefing on how the demand for commercial sex fuels the global human trafficking industry, perpetuating a human rights crisis.

The sex trafficking industry is perpetrated by two key players: the trafficker (“pimp”) and the buyer (“john”). To downplay the role of either is a failure to grasp the basic dynamic of human trafficking. The buyer is often viewed through a lens of tolerance or even ignored. Yet, demand for commercial sex drives human trafficking and presents a dire human rights crisis for those who are exploited.

Please join us to hear from experts on the frontlines in the fight against human trafficking as they discuss the danger caused by purchasers and purveyors of commercial sex and successful efforts employed to combat demand.

Panelists

• Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)
• Ernie Allen, Allen Global Consulting
• Tina Frundt, Founder and Executive Director, Courtney’s House
• Marian Hatcher, Project Manager, Sheriff’s Women’s Justice Programs, Cook County Sheriff’s Office
• Attorney General Sam Olens, Georgia
• Kubiiki Pride, mother of a sex trafficking survivor and advocate against sexual exploitation of women and children 

Moderator

• Rep. Randy Hultgren, Executive Committee, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

The briefing will be open to members of Congress, congressional staff, interested public and the media. The event will be available via live stream on March 1 here. Use #demandjustice